Mikhail Glinka, Trio Pathetique for clarinet, bassoon and piano in d minor: Glinka is widely regarded as the father of classical Russian music. He is best remembered for his operas, but he also composed chamber music.

John Mackey, Breakdown Tango for clarinet, violin, cello and piano: John Mackey is a 36-year-old American composer, a graduate of The Julliard School and the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a composition student of John Corigliano (“The Red Violin”). “Breakdown Tango” was commissioned by the Parsons Dance Company for the ballet “Promenade.” It is one of many works that Mackey has composed on commission from dance companies. This piece, called “darkly dramatic” by The New York Times, is also referred to as “Dementia.”

Georges Bizet, Carmen Fantasy, arranged for flute, clarinet and piano by Michael Webster: This is a virtuosic work based on Bizet’s 1875 opera, “Carmen.” Most music-lovers are familiar with the Carmen Fantasy arranged for piano by Vladimir Horowitz. This piece was arranged for chamber ensemble by Michael Webster, a professor of clarinet at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and a performer in many musical formats, including his own Webster Trio of flute, clarinet and piano.

Ernö von Dohnányi, Sextet in C major for violin, viola, cello, clarinet, horn and piano, op. 37: Dohnányi is a 20th Century Hungarian composer. Unlike his fellow countrymen Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, he was not a nationalistic composer, but he composed in the broader Romantic European tradition of Liszt and Brahms.

Summer Chamber Music Festival Pass

Purchase a Summer Chamber Music Festival Pass by clicking HERE or by mailing a check for $50 for each Pass to Brightmusic, P. O. Box 20254, OKC 73156. Or you may purchase a Pass at the door for the first concert.

Season Support

Regular Season concerts are made possible in part by grants from the Oklahoma Arts Council.